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When they want to develop a reading habit in their children, parents have a ready tool at their disposal – a “book flood,” a term coined by Warwick Elley in 1991. In other words, children need access to a lot of books. Print of all sorts. A wide range of interesting reading materials. What this “book flood” does for young children is rather clear: It gives them a wealth of words to enhance their reading and thinking. Maryanne Wolf noted in 2007 that by age five the average young middle-class child hears 32 million more spok...
The Odessa-Harrington girls volleyball team got their season off to a great start at the Davenport Jamboree last Saturday. The Titans lost only two games throughout the day. They defeated Davenport 25-18, 23-25 and 15-13, Moses Lake Christian 25-20 and 27-26, Lake Roosevelt 25-21 and 25-21 and University High School’s junior varsity 25-21, 22-25 and 15-11. Serving leaders were Amanda Hardt (9-0) and Hailey Williams (8-0) each served for 100 percent, and Lexi Hirst followed closely with 96 percent (25-1). Charli Moffet c...
The Odessa-Harrington boys varsity football team rolled over St. John-Endicott Friday, September 2, ending the away game in the third quarter after the Titans had built up a 40-point lead. The final score was 54 - 14, with 34 of the Titan total scored in the second quarter. O-H 6 34 14 54 SJE 8 6 0 14 SJE struck first, breaking away for a 50-yard run in the first quarter for six and then running the ball for the two-point conversion. OH countered in the first quarter with a 20-yard pass, but the extra-point pass attempt faile...
School picture day for grades K-12 is scheduled for Thursday, September 8, beginning at 9 a.m. in the multi purpose room. Preschool and all other children are welcome to have their pictures taken between 11:30 and 12. Call Linnie at 982-2603 or Chris at 982-2111 if you have any questions....
The first high school practice for the Odessa-Harrington Titans volleyball team will be held August 22 at 3 p.m. in the Odessa gym. All players must have a current physical, completed eligibility packet and signed athletic code in order to practice. Both student athletes and their parents must sign the paper work, which can be picked up at the respective school offices. At 7 p.m. following the first practice, there will be a potluck in the park for football players, volleyball players, and their parents. Drinks will be provid...
The Odessa School District Curriculum Advisory Committee has new openings for elementary and middle-school parent representatives. Parents of Odessa students who are interested in serving on this committee are invited to contact or leave a message for Bev Scherr at 982-2111, Ext. 108, or to contact the school district office at 982-2668. The Curriculum Advisory Committee plans to meet at 7:30 a.m. each month on the Thursday one week prior to the monthly School Board Meeting. The names of interested candidates will be...
The board of directors held a budget workshop prior to the beginning of the July 27 meeting of the Odessa School Board. School superintendent Suellen White explained aspects of the new funding formula being used for the first time for the coming school year. The formula is used to determine how changes in student population effect apportionment of state funds to the districts. White said she was concerned about micro-management of school districts by the state legislature when using the formula, because it could affect local...
The Washington Aerospace Scholars program has announced that Kira Powell of Odessa High School is participating in the July 10-15, 2011 session of the 2011 WAS Summer Residency at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Washington Aerospace Scholars (WAS) is a competitive educational program for high school juniors from across Washington State. Powell was among 160 students who qualified for the program from 290 students who applied in November. To qualify for the residency program, she spent six months studying a NASA-designed, dis...
As the school year draws to a close, it’s time to take stock of the current situation in American education. For the past year, the nation’s public schools and the educators who work in them have been subjected to an unending assault. Occasionally someone will suggest that this is just another swing of the pendulum and is nothing new. I don’t agree. In the past, we have had pendulum swings about pedagogical methods or educational philosophy, but never a full-fledged, well-funded effort to replace public schools with priva...
High-school-age youths will return to Spokane-area roadsides this week to clean up litter tossed by motorists. Last summer, for the first time in 36 years, Ecology Youth Corps (EYC) workers did not pick up litter due to budget reductions. “It’s great to have the crews back to help keep Eastern Washington’s highways clean this summer,” said Gary Lambacher who manages the EYC program in Spokane. “Their absence last summer really showed with much dirtier roadsides.” Teens aged 14 to 17 will work this summer along roadsides n...
On July 13, The Odessa Public Library will host an evening with Stan and Beverly Wills, of Sprague. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be at Reiman Park. The Wills' will come in Revolutionary War costumes and bring era flags and monies, and the men will demonstrate the muskets used in that war. For the adults attending, they will end the program with information on SAR (Sons of the American Revolution) and DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution), which will focus on those interested in joining these...
Odessa's St. Matthew's Church is receiving at least the start of a facelift courtesy of a group of teeangers from Kent, Wash. The group began scraping peeling paint from the church's siding on Monday. Due to labor restrictions for workers under 16, they will not be able to complete the entire structure. The senior high youth group from First Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Kent is currently on week-long mission trips to three rural communities: Odessa, Potlatch, Ida. and...
A new 4-H after-school special-interest group has formed in Harrington to participate in a 4-H Engaging Youth, Serving Community (EYSC) program funded by a Rural Youth Development Grant awarded to Washington State University by the National 4-H Council, through support from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture. The purpose of the grant is to help strengthen communities by providing leadership and educational opportunities for youth in partnership with adults. This grant program was...
Kyle Lesser of Marlin and Travis King, Corinne Kinney and Stephanie Wilson all made the President’s Honor Roll at Washington State University for spring semester 2011. Students can be named to the honor roll by achieving an overall grade point of 3.75 while enrolled in at least nine graded hours in a single semester at Washington State University or by achieving a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 based on at least 15 cumulative hours of graded work at Washington State University, provided that the current semester g...
Odessa High 2009 graduate Jessi Fink, a sophomore at George Fox University in Newberg, Ore., has been named to the Dean’s List. Undergraduate students who achieve and maintain a 3.5 grade point average or above on 12 or more hours of graded work completed by the end of the semester are eligible for the dean’s list for that semester. Fink is focusing on courses in Biblical Studies and Business Administration. She is the daughter of Jon and Sharon Fink of rural Odessa....
Retail firework stands open across the state on June 28, 2011, Washington State Fire Marshal Charles M. Duffy wants to remind everyone that, “Personal fireworks require personal responsibility.” In 2010, 575 fireworks incidents were reported to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. There were 162 injuries, of which 50 were children under the age of 14. “There is much that can be done to protect children and others from fireworks injuries,” said Duffy. The State Fire Marshal’s Office recommends the following information...
During the month of June the Lincoln County Health Depart-ment’s Tobacco Prevention Coordinator, Danita Hammond, and youth volunteers conducted Lincoln County’s annual tobacco compliance checks. Compliance checks are conducted to assure that retailers are not selling tobacco to minors. Through retailer education and tobacco compliance checks, the health department is helping protect the health of our county’s youth. The Health Department would like to congratulate the retailers who did not sell tobacco to a minor and passe...
At the June 15 board meeting of the Odessa-Harrington Athletic Co-op, Darin Reppe presented a review including participation numbers, statistics and awards of winter and spring sports. Of note was the fact that all teams qualifying by numbers for academic recognition received recognition, with the girls’ tennis team being the State Academic Champions. Reppe then presented a recap of the budget to date for the 2010-2011 school year. Total athletic mileage through May was 3...
Nine more students have learned how to be a better babysitter by attending a Babysitting Basics class. These nine, combined with the twenty-eight who completed the class last spring, brings the total to 37 students who have completed the course, sponsored by the Odessa Healthcare Foundation as part of their ongoing efforts to bring health education to our community. On Saturday June 11, 2011, Laura Mathieson, instructor from Community Health Education and Resources (CHER),...
Students, parents, staff and the community have worked hard together to produce a wonderful school year. I want to wish everyone a great summer full of fun and relaxation. Congratulations to our graduates; I wish them the best. We accomplished a lot this year and are going to continue our work to keep Odessa the best school around. In response to concerns about the growing numbers of students who qualify for free and reduced meals at school, we decided to offer a summer breakfast and lunch program. The program will begin...
A student must have a grade point average (GPA) of 3.50-4.00 to be on the Honor Roll, and Honorable Mention requires a GPA of 3.25-3.49. Grade values are based on the state transcript requirements and are as follows: A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, B=3.0, B-= 2.7, C+=2.3, C=2.0, C-=1.7, D+=1.3, D=1.0, F=0.0. High School Senior Class: Christina Johnson, Lexi Watkins Honorable Mention: Mackenze Braun, Mariah Davison, Randy Walter Junior Class: Austin Schmierer (4.0), Kira Powell, Hailey Williams, Kolby Crossley, Kyle Tebow, Kaitlin...
Thursday, June 9, the Odessa 5th, 6th and 7th-grade Health and Fitness classes embarked on the culminating project of their walking program. The classes were driven on an Odessa school bus nine miles out of town to the Lake Creek Canyon Trail near Pacific Lake, and then hiked back into town. The students were accompanied by Sam Read, Larry Weber and Marianne Iksic. Emergency back-up was provided by Landon Lobe, a member of the Odessa Volunteer Fire Department. There were 40...
Reading awards were recently given to students at P. C. Jantz Elementary. The awards are chosen by the class teachers. Kindergarten: Joshua Valverde and Laela Hardung most improved; Collin Martin, Isaiah Chavez and Yvette Davey, bookworms. First grade: Justin Clark and Patience Clark most improved; Carson Henry and Emily Scrupps bookworms; Chloe Windler best expression. Second Grade: Keith Strebeck reading king; Julieanne Lovvik reading queen, Tim DeWulf reading prince and Katreace Boss reading princess. Third grade: Jaden...
Newly ordained Reverend Tyler Smedley will celebrate Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Odessa on Sunday, June 19, 2011, beginning at 10:30 a.m. A barbecue potluck luncheon is planned after Mass at the Parish Hall for parishioners, family and friends of the Smedleys. Father Smedley is the son of Steve and Jane Smedley, former residents of Odessa....
The Odessa Aquatic Recreation Center is ready to open this Sunday, June 19. The pool is open Tuesday through Sunday during the following hours: Open swim: 1 - 5 p.m. Night swim: 6 - 7:30 p.m. Adult swim: Tuesday through Thursday only, 5 - 6 p.m. Daily fees are $2.50 per swimmer and $1.00 per non-swimmer. Season passes are $50 for an individual pass and $125 for a family. Swimming lessons will be offered for $20, with Session 1 taking place from July 5 to 15 and Session 2 from July 19 to 29. Level 5 and 6 lessons are...
